Gulf of Castellammare | |
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Golfo di Castellammare (Italian) | |
Location | Sicily |
Coordinates | 38°2′26.88″N 12°55′18.48″E / 38.0408000°N 12.9218000°E |
Etymology | Castellammare del Golfo |
Part of | Mediterranean Sea |
Settlements | Terrasini, Trappeto, Balestrate, Alcamo, Castellammare del Golfo, San Vito Lo Capo |
The gulf of Castellammare is a large and deep natural inlet going from Capo Rama (near Terrasini, in the province of Palermo) and Capo San Vito near San Vito Lo Capo, in the province of Trapani. It is located on the western coast of Sicily and it faces the Tyrrhenian Sea.